Berlin measure

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Berlin measure
length 46.20 m
width 6.60 m
Draft 1.75 m
Load capacity 350 t

The Berlin measure was a standardized inland waterway measure . The Berliner measure was in 1850 specifically for the passage of the Landwehr canal set, bypassing the old "Berlin city lock". The ships were called Berliner Maßkähne .

The locks in the Landwehr Canal

As was customary at the time, the locks were built with two aisles with staggered heads. The lock chamber length between the jambs was 50.22 meters (160 feet). The chamber was 10.04 meters (32 feet) wide. In consideration of the small steam tugs to be expected, the gate width was set at 7.53 meters (24 feet). In the years 1936 to 1941 the Landwehr Canal Odermaß was made accessible to ships. Both locks were rebuilt. The upper lock, which was completed in 1939, received two lower gates as a special feature. Their usable length differs between 72.10 meters and 58.85 meters. The chamber width is 19.70 meters, the gate width in the upper head 8.80 meters and in the lower head each 8.50 meters. The lower lock was opened to traffic in 1941. It has a usable length of 60.00 meters and is 10.50 meters wide. The gates are 8.50 meters wide. At the lower lock, the position of the weir and the lock was swapped. This resulted in better lines for shipping.

The barges were adapted to the conditions of the waterway such as lock dimensions and curve radii. Their length was 46.20 meters and their width was 6.60 meters. The draft rarely reached 1.75 meters and her deadweight 350 tons. The dimensions may vary, as they have occasionally been raised to increase the load capacity.

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The unit of measurement foot , which was still common in Prussia at that time, refers to the Rhine foot with a length of 313.85 millimeters.

literature

  • Pestalozzi Association of the Province of Saxony . The Province of Saxony in Words and Pictures, Volume I. Published by Julius Klinkhardt, 1902, pp. 95 ff.
  • Hans-J. Uhlemann: Berlin and the Märkische waterways . transpress Verlag, Berlin, various years, ISBN 3-344-00115-9
  • Herbert Sterz: Havel shipping under sail . Verlag MEDIA @ VICE, Pritzwalk 2005, ISBN 3-00-016065-5

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